Cyber Essentials PLUS Jobs in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Essentials PLUS over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 697 756 731
Rank change year-on-year +59 -25 +56
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS 143 169 470
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.19% 0.34%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.20% 0.99% 2.06%
Number of salaries quoted 129 110 163
10th Percentile £31,000 £41,975 £35,330
25th Percentile £41,250 £51,465 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% -3.85% +30.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £78,125
90th Percentile £90,500 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +25.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

Cyber Essentials PLUS is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 11,901 17,029 22,822
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.76% 19.25% 16.66%
Number of salaries quoted 8,299 7,895 11,911
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,080 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Essentials PLUS in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in England.

Salary trend for Cyber Essentials PLUS in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Essentials PLUS in England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +35 40 £61,250 -9.26% 11
London +86 38 £67,500 +7.57% 18
North West +10 30 £47,000 +1.08% 6
South East +12 28 £45,922 -38.77% 18
South West -37 15 £50,000 -20.00% 6
Midlands -2 14 £41,625 -4.31% 13
West Midlands +18 13 £40,750 +10.14% 10
East of England +10 8 £48,750 -27.78% 5
Yorkshire +69 7 £61,250 -12.50% 3
North East 0 3 £80,000 +5.61% 2
East Midlands - 1 £42,500 - 3
Cyber Essentials PLUS
UK

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.40%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.70%) Apache
2 1 (0.70%) CMS
2 1 (0.70%) Drupal
2 1 (0.70%) IIS
2 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.70%) WebSphere
2 1 (0.70%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (4.20%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 46 (32.17%) Azure
2 38 (26.57%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (9.79%) Entra ID
4 13 (9.09%) SaaS
5 10 (6.99%) AWS
6 7 (4.90%) IaaS
7 5 (3.50%) PaaS
8 2 (1.40%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.70%) GCP
9 1 (0.70%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.70%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.70%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 40 (27.97%) Firewall
2 9 (6.29%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (5.59%) Cisco IPT
4 7 (4.90%) LAN
4 7 (4.90%) SD-WAN
4 7 (4.90%) Wireless
5 6 (4.20%) DHCP
5 6 (4.20%) DNS
5 6 (4.20%) MPLS
5 6 (4.20%) VPN
6 5 (3.50%) Network Security
6 5 (3.50%) VLAN
7 2 (1.40%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.70%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.70%) NAS
8 1 (0.70%) Reverse Proxy
8 1 (0.70%) WAN
8 1 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.20%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (3.50%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.70%) GitLab
1 1 (0.70%) Jenkins
General
1 32 (22.38%) Social Skills
2 20 (13.99%) Finance
2 20 (13.99%) Law
3 14 (9.79%) Legal
4 13 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (7.69%) Public Sector
6 7 (4.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (4.20%) Local Government
7 6 (4.20%) Manufacturing
7 6 (4.20%) Military
8 5 (3.50%) Automotive
8 5 (3.50%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.10%) Publishing
9 3 (2.10%) Retail
10 2 (1.40%) Tech for Good
11 1 (0.70%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 33 (23.08%) Analyst
2 29 (20.28%) Security Analyst
2 29 (20.28%) Security Manager
3 17 (11.89%) Information Manager
3 17 (11.89%) Information Security Manager
4 16 (11.19%) Lead
5 14 (9.79%) Information Analyst
5 14 (9.79%) Information Security Analyst
5 14 (9.79%) Security Officer
6 10 (6.99%) Compliance Analyst
6 10 (6.99%) IT Technician
7 9 (6.29%) Security Compliance Analyst
8 8 (5.59%) IT Support
9 7 (4.90%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 7 (4.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (4.90%) IT Manager
9 7 (4.90%) IT Support Technician
9 7 (4.90%) Support Technician
10 6 (4.20%) 1st Line Support
10 6 (4.20%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.59%) ModSecurity
2 5 (3.50%) SAML
3 4 (2.80%) OAuth
4 2 (1.40%) EDI
4 2 (1.40%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 18 (12.59%) Management Information System
2 13 (9.09%) Data Centre
3 9 (6.29%) Enterprise Software
3 9 (6.29%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (4.90%) Security Posture
5 6 (4.20%) CCTV
6 5 (3.50%) IoT
7 4 (2.80%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.80%) Onboarding
8 3 (2.10%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (2.10%) NHS
9 2 (1.40%) Anti-Spyware
9 2 (1.40%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.70%) Insider Threat
10 1 (0.70%) Life Science
10 1 (0.70%) Linux Command Line
10 1 (0.70%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 16 (11.19%) Windows
2 9 (6.29%) Windows 10
3 7 (4.90%) Windows Server
4 5 (3.50%) Android
4 5 (3.50%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.40%) Linux
6 1 (0.70%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.70%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.70%) Unix
6 1 (0.70%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (64.34%) Information Security
2 64 (44.76%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (16.08%) Risk Management
3 23 (16.08%) Security Management
4 21 (14.69%) ISMS
4 21 (14.69%) Penetration Testing
4 21 (14.69%) SIEM
5 18 (12.59%) Information Security Management
6 17 (11.89%) Business Continuity
6 17 (11.89%) Problem-Solving
6 17 (11.89%) Security Operations
7 16 (11.19%) Data Protection
7 16 (11.19%) Data Security
8 15 (10.49%) Incident Response
8 15 (10.49%) ITIL
9 14 (9.79%) Vulnerability Management
10 13 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 13 (9.09%) Internal Audit
10 13 (9.09%) OWASP
10 13 (9.09%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.90%) SQL
2 2 (1.40%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.70%) Bash
3 1 (0.70%) PHP
3 1 (0.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 40 (27.97%) CISSP
2 34 (23.78%) CISM
3 28 (19.58%) CISA
4 18 (12.59%) Security Cleared
5 16 (11.19%) Degree
6 15 (10.49%) SC Cleared
7 11 (7.69%) CompTIA Security+
8 10 (6.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 9 (6.29%) CRISC
10 8 (5.59%) CompTIA CySA+
11 7 (4.90%) DBS Check
11 7 (4.90%) DV Cleared
12 6 (4.20%) CEH
12 6 (4.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 4 (2.80%) ISSMP
14 2 (1.40%) AAT
14 2 (1.40%) CASP
15 1 (0.70%) Azure Certification
15 1 (0.70%) CESG Certified Professional
15 1 (0.70%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 103 (72.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 34 (23.78%) NIST
4 22 (15.38%) GDPR
5 19 (13.29%) NCSC
6 16 (11.19%) PCI DSS
7 14 (9.79%) GRC
8 11 (7.69%) SOC 2
9 6 (4.20%) ISO 9001
10 4 (2.80%) TickIT
11 3 (2.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (1.40%) Def Stans
12 2 (1.40%) IASME
13 1 (0.70%) FISMA
13 1 (0.70%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.70%) HITRUST
13 1 (0.70%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.70%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.90%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.40%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.40%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (2.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.10%) Terraform
3 2 (1.40%) Ansible
3 2 (1.40%) Nessus
3 2 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.70%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.70%) WSUS
Vendors
1 34 (23.78%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.69%) Cisco
3 6 (4.20%) Meraki
4 5 (3.50%) VMware
5 4 (2.80%) Barracuda Networks
5 4 (2.80%) Citrix
5 4 (2.80%) Dell
5 4 (2.80%) ESET
5 4 (2.80%) Qualys
5 4 (2.80%) Varonis
6 3 (2.10%) Fortinet
7 2 (1.40%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (1.40%) Facebook
8 1 (0.70%) Acronis
8 1 (0.70%) CA
8 1 (0.70%) Darktrace
8 1 (0.70%) Google
8 1 (0.70%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.70%) SonicWALL
8 1 (0.70%) Veeam